typify

🇺🇸 /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/
Frequency
Difficulty
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verb
R

to represent something as a perfect example

The red phone box typifies British culture.

R

to be a characteristic feature of something

The melody typifies the band's signature sound.

translation

v. to represent something as a perfect example; to be a characteristic feature of something

Word Forms

3rd Present typifies
Past typified
Perfect typified
Progressive typifying